“ And I heard a voice saying unto me,Arise, Peter; slay and eat. ”
See Acts 10:9-33 .
Peter Defends his Action at Jerusalem. As Philip's action at Samaria ( Acts 8:14 ), so here Peter's doings at Cæ sarea are reported at Jerusalem. The Samaritans were, in many respects, Jews, but Co...
arise . Greek. anistemi. App-178. slay . Greek. thuo, as in Acts 10:13 .
And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: I was...
The Extension of the Church to Judæa and Samaria ( Acts 8:4 to Acts 11:18 ) The Christians, scattered by persecution, preach everywhere through Judaea and Samaria. The places specially mentioned...
following a Plain Course Acts 11:1-18 It is very interesting here to find Peter on the defensive. We have always thought of him as masterful and strong, the born leader of men, whose authority...
It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusale...
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. (2) And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended w...
And I heard a voice saying unto me ,.... As he apprehended in his mind; and this voice he heard in the same sense and manner, as the Apostle Paul heard when in a trance, Acts 22:17 . arise, Peter...
But Peter rehearsed Εξετιθετο, laid open; the matter from the beginning Of the vision which he had seen, which was evidently designed to dispose him to such condescension, and gave them a full de...
News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly...
Peter's Vindication. 1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God....
He might now use them without any distinction indifferently.
And I heard also a voice saying to me, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But I said, “Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.” But a voice answered the second time out...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 11:1 . The apostles .—Peter and John ( Acts 8:14 ), with James ( Acts 12:2 ), and possibly the rest of the Twelve. The brethren. —The body of disciples. Acts 11:2 . The...
Acts 11:2 . They of the circumcision contended with him. Those who were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and c...
And the apostles and brethren … heard … And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him. The dispute in the early Church Learn-- 1. That even a...
EXPOSITION Acts 11:1 Now for and , A.V.; the brethren for brethren, A.V.; also had for had also , A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great revolution would travel t...
The rehearsal of Peter:
Prejudice Turned to Praise Acts 11:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS After Peter's visit to the home of Cornelius and his return to Judea he learned that the Apostles and brethren there had heard how th...